Chapter 156: Selfish Desires, Mishearing Demonic Words, Seeking Rivalry

“Jill, wait for me at home. I’ll be back soon. I’m going with Brother Ling to his palace to make some arrangements,” Lan Ying said to Jill.
Jill smiled and replied, “Go ahead, Dad. You can’t stay by my side all the time. Go do your things.”
Lan Ying nodded, then turned to the group and said, “Let’s go.”
The group headed toward the mountains behind the sea of flowers…
Along the way, Lan Ying asked Su Shao, “Is Su Shao coming too? We don’t seem very familiar, do we?”
Su Shao finally realized he was growing increasingly annoyed with this guy—his expression changed so quickly. But then he thought, well, it’s true; they really weren’t very familiar, and they even fought when they met.
Su Shao glanced at the sea of flowers around him and said, “Mm… not very familiar. Since that’s the case, I have something to do, so I’ll be leaving first.” There was no way around it. Although Lan Ying hadn’t made it clear, Su Shao understood what he meant.
Watching Lan Ying and the others disappear into the woods, Su Shao wandered aimlessly…
After walking in circles a few times, Su Shao sat alone in the middle of the sea of flowers. He planted ‘Youyan’ into the ground and sighed, “So boring. Back home, I was always under my dad’s control. Now that I’m outside, I have nothing to do.”
At that moment, a voice came into his mind, saying, “Of course you’re bored. You spend your days doing nothing and achieving nothing.”
Su Shao replied, “What can I do? Lan Ying is the emperor of the netherworld. He can build a palace here and confront both the righteous and demonic factions. How I envy him… I’m just an ordinary person. In others’ eyes, I’m even a scoundrel and a thug. What can I do? Sometimes I really want to do something great.”
The Nine Nether Demonic God didn’t answer Su Shao’s question but instead murmured to himself, “There’s… there’s an aura of the ghost race here, and it’s quite strong.”
Su Shao grew angry. He hated it when that old thing inside him didn’t answer his questions. He snapped, “What ghost race? I’ve only heard of the demonic race, the human race, the immortal race, and the demon race. Where’s there a ghost race? Stop changing the subject! I’m in a bad mood!”
The Nine Nether Demonic God remained silent but suddenly stood up and slowly walked in another direction…
The Nine Nether Demonic God could also control Su Shao’s body, but only if Su Shao didn’t resist strongly. If both of them wanted to control the body, it would depend on whose will was stronger. But it seemed Su Shao wasn’t able to overcome the Nine Nether Demonic God at the moment.
Struggling, Su Shao asked, “Are you going somewhere?”
This time, the Nine Nether Demonic God answered his question, “To see my children.”
Su Shao asked in confusion, “You have children? Kids? Can’t you stop teasing me?”
The Nine Nether Demonic God shook his head and said, “Have you heard of the ghost race?”
Su Shao replied, “I said I haven’t.”
The Nine Nether Demonic God continued, “No wonder. The ghost race is the most mysterious of all races. While other races operate in the open, the ghost race must stay hidden due to a pact, and they’re never allowed to disturb the peace of the three realms.”
Su Shao asked, “What do you mean? Is it like that Lan Ying guy? Is the ghost race also in another world?”

The Nine Nether Demon God shook his head and said, “No, the Ghost Clan is in this world; they’ve just never been seen before. But now I can sense their presence. I can find their location.”
Su Shao asked doubtfully, “So what?”
The Nine Nether Demon God suddenly laughed coldly, “I am the supreme ruler of the Ghost Clan. If I return to them, I can rule them once again and break that contract. Then the Ghost Clan can reappear on the grand stage of the Three Realms.”
Su Shao was confused and asked, “What does that mean?”
“Power. Don’t you want to become someone who attracts attention? Didn’t you say just now you wanted to achieve great things? I can fulfill that for you. Find the Ghost Clan and lead them to conquer the Three Realms! I’ll always help you, making those who look down on you look up to you again, letting those who think they’re great understand what true power is, and even making that blue-eyed girl fall in love with you. Isn’t that what you want?” The Nine Nether Demon God seized Su Shao’s weakness once more.
Although the Nine Nether Demon God had helped Su Shao defeat Blue Shadow last time, Su Shao still felt that Blue Shadow looked down on him forever. As for Blue Blade, he had originally despised that crazy girl, but for some reason, he no longer felt that way and even missed her. It was just a brief encounter, yet it left different impressions.
Su Shao seemed somewhat tempted and asked, “Are you saying I can have my own palace like Blue Shadow, and compete with the righteous and demonic sects? And… she’ll fall in love with me, right?”
The Nine Nether Demon God suddenly burst into laughter and said, “Of course. I’ll help you. When you become someone capable of destroying the world and possessing supreme power, then you’ll be a great hero. How could she not fall in love with you?”
Naive Su Shao had no idea of the Nine Nether Demon God’s malice or how girls felt. In his heart, he might truly have thought that once he became the ruler of this world, she would surely fall in love with him…
One misstep could lead to eternal regret. Unwittingly, Su Shao stepped into the Nine Nether Demon God’s plan and became a tool for him to use…
After walking for some distance, the Nine Nether Demon God stopped and said, “This is it. I feel this is our world. Our future lies here, haha.”
Su Shao looked at the vast expanse before him. There was such a desolate area at the foot of the mountain, surrounded on all sides. In the front stood a four-story ancient house, with a dozen dilapidated houses surrounding it. They seemed old. Though far away, Su Shao could clearly see graves and mounds around the ruined house, with spider webs everywhere.
Black clouds hovered above the ancient house, blocking all sunlight and casting a gloomy atmosphere. Under this gloom, the ruined house and the surrounding graves appeared even more terrifying. From time to time, eerie cries could be heard—unknown creatures were making those sounds.

Su Shao asked strangely, “What place is this? It seems even more like a ghost city than that damned place.” Su Shao was bold and foolish, so despite the terrifying atmosphere here, he wasn’t afraid at all.
The Nine Nether Demon God said, “This should be the place where the ghost race is most concentrated. If it weren’t for your worthless body, I wouldn’t need to rely on the power of the ghost race at all.”
Hearing this, Su Shao snapped, “Stop talking nonsense! I allowed you to come in—you forced your way in on your own. Now that you can’t get out, you start complaining?”
The Nine Nether Demon God could only feel helpless. He hadn’t even thought about leaving, as having a body meant he no longer needed to. But this rascal had verbally agreed to let him in, causing him quite a lot of trouble.
At that moment, the Nine Nether Demon God roared, “Where is the Death God? Where are the Guardians? Where is the Asura Ghost King…” Using Su Shao’s voice, he loudly uttered three names that Su Shao had never heard before.